Cbarbatus's Profile
Stat Summary
- Average Rating:3.9
- Helpful Votes:38
- Reviews Submitted:12
- First Review:October 4, 2014
- Most Recent Review:June 15, 2022
- Featured reviews0
An otherworldly adventure in the heart of the Big Apple!
Overall rating
3
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Not very logical, and pretty short
PostedJune 15, 2022
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Time Management
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
3
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Great looking and feeling game. The mini games were fresh feeling but some instructions were confusing.
I found a lot of actions just magic and had all but no logic behind how they worked. The usual back and forth, sometimes back two or three screens to get some item became pretty tedious.
Then the game ended without what seemed like enough time to develop the story thorough enough.
I don't recommend the game if you like ones that make sense.
I don't recommend this game.
Join the Avenger in her fight to defeat ruthless foes across incredible match-3 challenges!
Overall rating
5
/
5
6 of 7 found this review helpful
Best yet by far!
PostedFebruary 4, 2021
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
The play jumps right in without slow training levels. Most of the levels really are a mind exercise unlike so much repetitious clicking in way too many games. The mix of challenges is well planned, and I like that so many levels are action with an opposing bunch of nasty characters, but no one type of play extends for more than just a few levels. The idea of building a village is ho-hum but at least there are benefits to it. Having a complex scheme of ways to grow in strength over play time is a really good addition to keeping interest. All in all, a serious step up in overall game quality.
I do keep hearing "Well Done" though... [Those who played earlier versions will know well what I mean.]
I recommend this game!
Solve fun nonogram puzzles and help your favorite robot catch the criminal!
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 1 found this review helpful
A Super Mosaic
PostedAugust 14, 2020
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Match 3, Puzzle
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
2
/
5
Stands out among mosaic games just as the previous Rainbows. The complexity is great. I find myself losing concentration and making some silly mistake that could have been avoided. I redo any level that includes a mistake and sometimes it takes me several tries to get away from making the same mistake each time many minutes into the level. Having to do that for several levels is one of my gauges of a sufficiently difficult game. The penguins have been much too easy lately.
Lots of levels with lots of play. I get my money;'s worth for sure.
I have only one complaint. Sometimes the marked off numbers are hidden to a quick glance within a dark background.
I recommend this game!
Put on your hiking boots and join Claire on a mosaic puzzle adventure through nature!
Overall rating
3
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
Beginner's Mosaic
PostedJanuary 5, 2020
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
4
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
Way too simple for anyone but a beginner. Most levels are pretty small grids, and other than maybe a handful, there was really no challenge, just fill them in without needing any thought..
The colors are crisp. Except for a few with black gradient backgrounds, the numbers stand out, but their font is not the best. Play is very smooth. The sound is best left silent.
I don't recommend this game.
Dig into this deep match-3 expedition! Take a dive into the mine and search for your grandpa’s lost items as you help rebuild the town of Farnsbury.
Overall rating
5
/
5
1 of 2 found this review helpful
The Match 3 To Judge By
PostedAugust 5, 2019
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Strategy
Fun Factor
4
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
SpelunKing has taken the simple match 3 game and built an incredibly complex and challenging game, probably the single best match 3 today in my opinion, and I've played a lot of them. Strategy and tactics are both in play all the time with a challenge to keep moving and keep the mine visible in addition to collecting all sorts of items to trade. Nothing is too obvious, with a little challenge everywhere one turns, like narrow passages, clever cave puzzles to be solved before leaving a level, and lots of different items. This is not a game for the easily frustrated...
I recommend this game!
The penguin family is back and they've discovered a new way to play mosaic puzzles!
Overall rating
3
/
5
Too easy this time
PostedMay 10, 2019
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Expert
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
3
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
As always, the play in Fantasy Mosaics is very good, with the exception of marking blank spaces that does not allow retracing like marking does. The graphics are sharp although the colors are so-so, and the different tiles are very good. For some reason though, the puzzles this time don't really have any challenge. It is a disappointment in the series. It would be a good introduction to the game for someone new, but the recent ones are much more logic exercises than this one.
I don't recommend this game.
Zarya resumes her dragon-filled match-3 journey to the Frozen Tomb. She will face new puzzles and battles to become a master warrior!
Overall rating
5
/
5
3 of 3 found this review helpful
Even better this time!
PostedMarch 16, 2019
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Adventure, Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
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5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
3
/
5
Play is fast, noisy, busy... everything that I could want in a twist on match-3. A great variety of twists - match 4, pre-grouped matches, even anti-gravity. The skulls are back. Some levels get pretty busy. Some of the battles (1 out of 10 levels) are pretty tough and there is a new twist there also.
All in all, a great addition to the series with even more variations and good ones.
The only minor negative is the story line and dialog is a little long and childish.
I recommend this game!
The city is being taken over by dark forces!
Overall rating
5
/
5
14 of 16 found this review helpful
The best I've played
PostedJanuary 11, 2018
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
5
/
5
Everything about this game is excellent. The puzzles are fresh and not impossible to solve but some require a lot of thought. The HOP's are done very well with much more than just lists of items to find, and with superb graphics to hide items in plain sight. The story is well done. I am not one to write down needs, so I used hints here and there to go back to fill in actions, but very few. All in all, a really superior game. Congrats to the developers!
I recommend this game!
Can you find the Flower of Life, before the Dragon Clan does?
Overall rating
2
/
5
3 of 5 found this review helpful
Dissaponting
PostedSeptember 22, 2017
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3
Fun Factor
2
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
3
/
5
Level of Challenge
2
/
5
Storyline
1
/
5
I saw the fine reviews and what a disappointment. There is no logic to what is supposed to be done. I can't imagine going through without using constant hints. The puzzles are pretty good, but nothing I haven't seen in many other forms for a long time. The few HOP's are not bad, but also nothing special. All it all, it seems somehow crude and clumsy compared to many other games.
I don't recommend this game.
The birds and cats are back in an all-new puzzle adventure!
Overall rating
5
/
5
2 of 2 found this review helpful
No doubts my favorite
PostedSeptember 9, 2017
Cbarbatus
fromLos Angeles
Skill Level:Intermediate
Favorite Genre(s):Hidden Object, Match 3, Puzzle, Strategy
Fun Factor
5
/
5
Visual/Sound Quality
5
/
5
Level of Challenge
5
/
5
Storyline
4
/
5
Everything has come together to produce an utterly addicting elegant game. The play is simple in detail but fascinatingly strategic with a strong puzzle flavor. The implementation is just perfect in smooth and fast response, vivid colors, wonderful whimsical characters, and superb sound effects through my subwoofer and powered audio equipment. The storyline is fresh and imaginative and probably the very best I've encountered for match 3 that doesn't usually lend itself to a clever storyline that actually fits the play. Overall, my absolute favorite game that has consumed many hours filled with real enjoyment. Oh, and nothing is timed, so there is plenty of time to work on strategy.
I recommend this game!